Spring Ecstatic Chant

Included in the monthlong Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training is a special Spring Ecstatic Chant immersion weekend. Celebrate spring with some of the greatest devotional singers in the world in a participatory exploration of transcendent musical prayer.

Known in India as kirtan (Sanskrit for “devotional chanting”), the call-and-response, rhythmic quality of these prayers kindles a joyful mood and can lead to profound states of deep meditation. In India, kirtan is accepted as one of the surest paths to enlightenment.

During the weekend, we sing a variety of traditional and new chants in an array of chanting styles, accompanied by contemporary and ancient instruments, including the harmonium and tabla—standards in Indian classical music.